The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-06 00:00:00

IrONEY MARKET AND COMM" ,DIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, As the day for the payment of the dividends a pproache s th e h ope b ecomes stronger that b y th e liberati on of a large amount of capital the general discount market will rule easier. At present, how eler, the in qu i ry f or monetary accommodation is still l arge, snd very little alteration is perceptible In the rates charged upon first-class bills, viz., 5-1 and 6 per cent. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there, was no a l terat i on of i mportance . Th e En g li s h and Fore i gn C re di t C ompany h as l been announced, with a capital of £2,000,000, half 61 which is to comprise the first issue, in shares i 5 O each. The objects are' similar to those of Other fi nancial undertakings, viz., the granting of i ° , e i n° and obtaini ng concess i ons f o r ra ilways and ill 'ner Public wor k s, ma ki ng a d vances upon securi ties, &C. The directors state that they have already secured a large b us i ness , w hi c h w ill yi e ld a good retu rn upon th e cap i ta l i t i s pro p ose d to employ. T he i, shar e li st o f t h e Cl y d e E ng i neering a nd Iron s i P b ullding Company will close on Flid4y next " for T, —Duden, and on Monday for the country. Two o'CLocK. 4t Paris thi s d a y, ac cording to Mr. R e nter' s telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 05c. 11 ' 1 special general meeting of shareholders of the w 4ti °hal Company for Boat-building by Machinery, re " held to-day for the purpose of confirming the transferring adopted at the previous meeting for t'oracsferring by sale the company and its liabilities c i th a London Boat and Barge-building Company. °B 3 7 kes, M.P., in the chair. Gen. Shortredo o pposed the passing of the resolution, and said at the shareholders had informed him of their : ea diness to subscribe towards raising the necessary nc 'het of capital. He said that he believed that ti t he company were properly managed its opera ()he would prove successful. The motion for con tilling the resolutions was negatived, all the direc tors and chairman having voted in its favour. T he market for the English Funds continues to pre sent an inanimate appearance, and there is only 48 triall business in progress. Prices have not altered si nce the decline of k per cent. at the close of busi bees last evening. Consols for money and account, are 91 1 1, and for the May settlement, 91 1 92 . The N el ° Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 1 ; 9 di a 5 per Cents., 104 1 5; andlEachequer Bills, dis. T here has not been much animation or variation i the Foreign market. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1802, are 71 i 72 ; d o . Cwisotides are 531 4. Mexican li I,tve4°B improved to 457, -2-; Greek are 251 ; Spanish a a "i, 351 1; Portuguese, 49.1 ; Italian, 67i; nd he Confederate Loan, 62 53. k T ile operations in the Railway Share Market a .°e bee n very li m i te d, an d p r ic e s have remained Iv ithout material alteration. Metropolitan have t° P r oed Si.,while Great Western and London it ~ Blackwell have each declined ss. Of r : th e Foreign and Colonial lines show no change i mportance. t 'llk Shares continue in fair request, bat prices Ip I v . B° lne instances show less buoyancy. London and to estrainster are quoted 92 94 ; London Char - U tered Australia, 27 1,-; Merchants' Bank, 17,1 - 181; f ilk of Egypt, 391 31; Alliance Bank, 55 ; and ti ; o11 of Australia, 55. 111 the Miscellaneous Market Hudson Bay Com -1"211,Y are firm at 181 191; International Financial, It; Dis coun t C or poration have declined to 1 2 i; an d London Financial, to 274 i• T he followin g a r e the current quotations for some 13 2 ., r ` ;tt eiPal new undertakings—Financial Corporation re, 3 1 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 61 prem. ; 4C t uerS Iron Shipbaiiding, 31 prem ; Credit I °bili er , 4: 5 prem . ; Credit Foncier, 6i 71 prem.; t it Y Offices, 3 I prem.; Oriental Financial, 22 4 1: e41 Central Argentine Railway, par, 1- prem.; Fi n• ancial and Li ver p oo l Hotel,ll,- prem.; Ottoman J aancial, 1 1 prem.; Sabionniere Hotel, 11 prem.; '4 Norte. Australian Company, 1 1 prem. The shares in the Bonelli's Telegraph Company kr e quoted to-day 14 to 11. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. a G OVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent Consols a °ltto Account, April 8 tim bp,r Cent per Cent . Reduced 3 a 5 le- equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2.1 & 3 per Cent. die Ditto Imo .. die ta D itto £lOO and £200 1 3 1 : England Stk, 4} per Ct. 40 Account.. • ' Ac . t.. tad ; l ali GOVERNMENT SEOURITI 4 E . B . . - I f'' Stock, 10 Cent April 187 • - "Itto 6 * lO5 41 per July, 1870 ktiat • FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Ilan Bonds, 6 per Cent — ' iit kz . Ditto 1859 1);," 1 / 1 per Cent - " t° 4 4 per Cent 1852-58-60 .1 titi Ditto 1863 BBl i I bt.loB Ayres 6 per Cent tc i I :, t ° Account 94 5 Iji - ", - or New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 135 I).'_t o 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) tgp i r ,',. t ? 6 per Cent, 1863 Ijr„."` 4o 7 per Cent.. 41.4' 0 , Second Issue Diet 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 2 7- 55 i ,h Account I) ; :'..b3 Coupons Itmi"'o Account — I llei„ u 6 Per Cent.(J\laremmana Railway) DiOn , 3 per Cent .... ato m ,: ° Account 1'1 . 4,7' sh Imperial 5 per Cent b. G ranada D I N 2 per Cent. 0 4 1' 0 Deferred 9 P..,,,`"° Land Warrants (Hectares) — 1j." 1 ` 41 45 per Cent Itto l 1 ()' 1 , - 1 pei Cent — rert —° d Per Cent. (Uribarren) B9 t ) Ilkilese 3 per Cent., 1853 y,!tto 3 -,rittc, .per Cent., 185, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 --; 14 u Account 4 44,Zt 0 Scrip (1863) £3O paid — pm tbl f .it fi t oo n 6 44 perpe r Cent.,Cent. 1 1 8 8 5 22 £ S t — 0 . 3 per Cent 59 .. — 5 4 1 ' 1,1 18 . 5 per Cent, 1862 ul i tuan 6 per Cent — th. ' 4O Account .... 7 ) 4 .iPh 3 per Cent .. i tto Account .. • • Ditto New Deferred D itto Amount D itto Passive .... ;31)40 Account. 13et tlish Cert. of C( )up not funded .. — b• i t , 0w,„,-0ow,„,- 0 Aczouut. • .. . N,`,..vusah, 4 per Cei it. — D' LL 6 per Con .t. 1854 — bl t to Account. i Pto 6 per Cei At. 1858 1: ) !, t ,t 0 Account 7O bt, i tto, £lOO I : ',onds ][l:" t ° 6 per Ccnt. 1862 . 715 ett o Account .. 72 Itt° 410 0 Bonds 72t b. Ditto 1863 Ireoktto Gun . ratteed, 4 per Cent — 4 4 , 4 e1a 3- per Cpnt. Dii; ° Acv .:ount — Ditto 6 1` er , Cent., 1862 Ditto l A . c count — , I per Cent kii kb. , u iVi .dends on the above payable in Lond tel-7Lan 6 Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. 11 ' lEt'l 11' per E 25f tito, ,A. per Cent., s. . li .bi t i o l per Cent., Es. 12 G tul — ren e h per Cent. Certificates bi tt ~e ntes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Itali a , s ° Account Di i - ,' 6 Per Cent., 1861, :Ex. 25 francs 674 Pieu,'" Account Pett l ' ) lltese 5 Cent., Ex 25f It: , per . . 444 Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. t 0„ TWO O'CLOCK. ~:,..!ical i Ni .... , - '4 t o . .Toney ..... ... 915 5 "Jit t o "Pril Account Mar ..... .. 6 1 4 2 SHIPPING—This Day. Es l i d At I. Y , April 6.—Wind this day at noon—South. ght breeze and cloudy 'weather. April s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Wolra Cave, cl Byron, from Quebec. BY ELECTILIC TELEGRAPH. Arri v SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. et,--Trident, from Hamburg; Test, from Sunder sailed -ality era, steamer, for London, to be repaired and refitted By MAGNETIC TELEGRAM. f Art' l /ed GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. rotzi - ) ußica. r• 6—Larsi ne , f rom Thi ste d ; O cean W ave , az ,3 or ann DEAL, W mednesdaY — 0 0 f y th oti • 16.,.. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. Share Railways. ' I , Price. done. i 1 fwd.! Closing I Business 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 5 Bi 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Boat..tileat.,andMid.Co all ei t' et Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian lOO 118 119 50 Core and Hanka -, 20 Cornwall 10 Do. B all 61 7 10 Do A A v. , :q5 n 0 eliN all till6p c.p au.ha. all been paid to B. 5 0 Dublin & Belfast June. all 35 37 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.! all 16 17 st Edinburgh & Glasgow.' 100 90 92 st Glasg. and S. Westernd 100 10 i• 106 st Great Eastern, Ord. itk 100 97 +7l st i Ditto A stogie st i Ditto EntAnglian at 100 6i 72 st 'Greatvorthof nd 103 st I iGrc , .t, Northern Scotla lOO 1281 1291 at I Do A stock lOO 1311 1321 131 1 at I Do Bdo "st !Gt. S. an .1 W. of Irelarn: 100 91 93 st Great Western st Do Str Val gua. stock 100 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 1169} 109} 109 } at London and Blackwall 100 1 67 t 9 671 st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 1031 1 0 4 st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 41 45 41 5 st Lon. & North Western 100 109} 110 uoi I st Lon. & Sty.th Western 100 974 981 st Sian., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 51 b 5 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 121} Do it shares all st Metropolitan all Il'4 1161, 116; i f Bt , Midland Do New it Do Binning. & Derby 100 198 100 ;:t.i Mid. (It. W. of ireland all 45 Do. / shares - 25 Mid Kent (0 Do Cray Line at North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 t 6 st Nth. Eastern—Berwic. 100 1011 102 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 —.l at Do Leeds lOO 56 67 at Do York et Do Carlisle.. ..... at North London 10 I Do New '9.15.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction. all 14 it} at Scottish Central at ;Scot N. E., Aber. atop: 100 41 43 st I Do Soot. Mid. stock lOO I 98 100 10 IShrews. and Welchpoo. all at 'Shropshire Union at South Devon.. lOO 23 85 at South Eastern at South Wales at IS. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 to Istaines,Wok.,andWok. all si 91 95 Stockton & Darlington all 37 38 26 Do l7 91 10 s, 05 Do New, 1866 lO 8 81 e: at Taff Vale lOO 163 166 10 Do B 8 5 7 1 10 Do C 3 3 4 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.1 0 Do 5l at Vale of Neath at (Victoria eta, and Pim lOO at 'Waterford & Kilkenny 100 et 'West Cornwall lOO at IW. Hartlepool Har.&R , 100 st West Midland —oXlOrdi 100 at Do Newport; 100 -- it Do Hereford 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing -hare hailwaya Paul. Price. Business dont luotante &St Lawrence all 60 82 sk j Bom.,Baroda&.Centlno lou 1025 103 t Gu. 5 per ..... 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 75 p 1 p 7f :05 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 55 6 10 Do. Preference ...... all 74 84 00 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 10 - - d p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 ,00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 - - 100 Do. do. Juue 1, 167.1 100 - - st Clcutta.& S. Eastn. (LI 100 101 103 st Cape Town & Dock Scrii 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. c 100 1044 1055 105 k sleek East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1044 104 1041 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 P '0 Do. do. II do. .. 15 6 1 p stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 195 205 100 Do. Ist Prof. Bonds.. all 75 17 100 Do. do. deferred.- all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus., all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 51 63 100 Do. 3d P, ef. stock ... all 49 51 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 40 62 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 22 f 5 stook Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.o 100 103 104 IC3I 484 2 0 Do. New gua. sp. a... 12 - Do. January, 1862 .. - - - stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 101 10 205 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 92 94 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8 all 81 83 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 1p 21 stook Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 102 103 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 97 99 stock Dc. d 0.... -.. 100 12 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- - a cock Melb.Corp. np. o. Bn& 100 - - 50 Melb. & liobson's Bay. all 57 53 100 Do. 7p. w llortg. Bds. al. - Newßrur,swiok &Cana. Clash A. an B ... all 3 5 bd N.lll.C'das pc Ist p 1 s 100 82 14 Sotade •• 1 (10. 104 105 stock 00. Delhi.. c 0 00. do • - ' • • 4 " z 3 5P si Do. Punjaub , a all 1025 1035 Du. Do. .. ° ,2 , 100 - - 9too , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 5 111 l7 99 JLON i Al, , il)Vl .4 .,ttN 1 s! , - , p.c.J S.J. - 1877-St - Do. 6p. c. Feb & Aug. lug 100 102 - Do. Ip. c. Mar & Sept. 10: 100 .02 - p. c. Jan &.July. 10, 89 91 ; Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 - a ape G.llope. o p c,1873 100 106 108 - I Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 1891 lo) 111 113 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 109 111 - Ceylon, N0v.1678, 6p c 10u 112 114 - (Mauritius 0 per cent .. 100 106 108 - 'Natal Guy. 6 per cent.. 100 108 110 N.8.G0v.6p.0.J a.&July 100 02 104 102 - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 3., 180 t 100 995 1005 - Do. sp. c.,18t.t to 157( 100 ,99 10,) - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 IGO 100 - ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 109 111 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - - S. Ales G6p.c.1678.& up lOO 100 111 jVio.(3rov. 6 p.o. Ja. &July 100 - - Do. lO 6 v.o. An..kOot.. 100 _lOB5 10951 1081 9 _ _ BRITISH MINES, 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 5d (Afford Amalgamated.. 355 1164 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 550 660 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 675 724 I East Clogau Gold Ltd. d East Caradon .. 2.14.0 31 31 al East Carn Brea . 3.4.0 7 74 E. WlRussel(Tavistk.) 8.9.0 45 48 IGamASt.Aubyn(Gwen , 58 4 10 11 'Great South Tolgus.... 1 7, 34 4 3i ;G. Wheal Vor (lielstor , 40 37 39 34 'Grenville , HercA's-F00t............ 8 . 12 85 37 llingston Dow; gB 4.: 8.0 . 4 44 Lady Berth , Margaret (uny Marke -ialley. Lelant 94 19 21 4.3.0 64 61 I _ o' NlYr....ty Iron Ore (Lim ) 25 15 8 6 '..,:sv Setun l9g 85 95 • Lslorth Downs 25 15 2 --I N.WIPI Basset (111oz,an 3.1.0 2 25 I North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (.st. Blazey, Providence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 440 160 S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. - - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.1R.9 50 55 Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 Tamar Silv.,Sz Lead Min -- - Gin Crott 1 )9 20 Weal Basset (Mogan). 15 10 11 W C , radon (Liskeardj 5 20 22 West Seton Wheel Basset (Illogan) 54 875 925 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 35 40 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - WhealLud , ott W heal Mary Ann (Lien ) 8 134 145 Wheal seton ..1 585 190 200 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) ! 7 24 24 I Wheal Union I 3.17 24 25 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 106 5 Great • orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 105 Great Western Orig. 471 per cent. ff., 98 Great Western. 4 per cent. irred., 87i Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock. —• Ditto, 4i per cent., Blackburn pur., 1001 North British 5 per cent., 1 8 north Eastern, York. H. and Selby purchase, 10 South Eastern ( deadim; Anus., £1.0.6), Ditto, fix , d 46 per cent., 101 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2dpf., 71 LINES LEASED AL` FIXED RENTALS. Wilts and Somerset, 91 i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance (11m.1. 55 Anglo Austrian.:74 Anglo-Italian, limited, 61 Australasia, Ditto, new, 481 Bank of Egypt, 31 301 Bank of tago, lira., 41 1 Bank of Queenslandalim) t 1111 Bank of Wales, lint,, 191 19 Brazillin and Portugu s e, lim.. 9 1 91 Chartered Bank o .. India, Australia. and China. 441 Chartered flier of India. London, and China, 711 2 Consolidat: ed Bank, um., 111 4 East 1/ ..mdon, 81 r: 4 fish, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 221 4,ttropean Bank, lim., 121 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), Ditto, new, issued at 2 prn., 18 Imperial Bank (lim.), 411 2 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 1 I London Bank of Scotland, lim., 19 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51 =Ditto, new, 61 London, Birm , and S. Btatordshire, Um., 20 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27 London, Hamburg*, Cont. Exch., 1im.,181 18 London Joint Stock, 44 51 London and Northern (lim.), 21 1 London nri South Atrican,l2Bl 8 Lone.bn and South American, lint, 91 I.t . nidon and South-Western (11m.), 23 4 London and Westminster, 92,4 Merchant Bank, Um., 181 Mercantile and Exchange. Ern., 16 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 33 291 Oriental Bank Corporation. 66 5 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, 111 m, 121111 Union of Australia, 55 UP.Ion of London, 49 MISCHLLANEOLT: Bombay Gas, limited, 5/ Ceylon Company, 11 Credit Foncier, 12 5 Crystal Palace, 341 Discount Corporation, limited, 131 1 121 East India Irrigation and Canal, 61 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lint., 61 Electric Telegraph, 98 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um, 104'1 1 Hudson's Bay, 14 iOl Indian Carrying OW, 11 International Financial Society, 12 1 Joint •stock Discount, lim. ' 7f London. General Omnibus Company. 2 1 Lendn Provincial Marine, 31 Mercantile Credit Association. lint, 151 National Discount Company, hoc., 141 National Steam Navigation, Um., 14 Peel River Land andllineral, lei TEE SUN, LOINDON, WEDNESDAY _EVENING, APRIL 6, 1864. THE ALEXANDRA CASE. HOUSE OF LORDS,—(Tins DAy.) JUDGMENT. _ _ _ This morning their lo;dships assembled to deliver judgment in this case. There were present the Lord Chancellor, Lords Kingsdown, Cranworth, Wensleydale, St. Leonards, and Chelmsford. The Lord Chancellor first gave his judgment. He re viewed the provisions of the Queen's Remembrancer's Act, and came to the conclusion that, under the 26th section of that act, there was no authority to make such rules as the Barons of the Exchequer had made. It had been urged by the respondent that, even if these rules were authorised by the statute they were not justified dur ing a suit. He did not agree with that view, but he thought it was a pity that they should have been made pending the consideration of such important interests. The noble and learned lord concluded by moving that the appeal of the Crown be dismissed with costs. The other law lords proceeded to give judgment. There is said only to be one dissentient from the Lord Chancel lor's views. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE COLONEL W. P. WAUGH. This was a renewed application for release from custody. Mr. Sargood appeared in support of the application, and called the attention of the court to the fact that the bank rupt had been in custody for a year and 12 days, and to rewind his Honour that 12 months was the maximum amount of imprisonment which the 159th section of the new act authorized the court to award. He (Mr. Sargood) therefore hoped that, under the circumstances, the court would direct the release of the bankrupt from custody. Mr. Linklater for the assignees, left the matter in the hands of the court. Mr. Lewis at great length contended that the circum stances of the case had not altered since the matter was placed betore the court, and he did not think that the bank rupt was entitled to any sympathy in consequence of his de tention after he had kept hie creditors and the official liquida tors of the Eastern Banking Company at arm's length for 6 or 7 years, and the only reason that the Vice. Chancellor would not order a criminal prosecution for not surrender ing was that he did not think the money of the estate should be wasted, and because he considered that this court had sufficient authority to inflict punishment. He (Mr. Lewis) disclaimed on the part of the official liquidators may desire to act with undue hardship, and they would oppose the release of the bankrupt on the reduced amount of bail as fixed by his honour. Mr. Sargood replied, and contended the bankrupt had been most unjustly aspersed, and went into a long explana tion. He had full confidence that, when all the facts were disclosed, it would be made clear that he was not deserving the aspersions which had been heaped upon him. His Elonour said that he did not see how he could inter fere in the case, which was an application under the 112th section of the old Act. His own decision had been reversed by the Lord Chancellor, and therefore the matter stood the same as when the order was made by Mr. Commissioner Holroyd. He expressed himself much dissatisfied with the proceeding under which Colonel Waugh had been detained in custody, and that no further proceedings at law had been taken. He, however, could not make any order until the order of Mr Commissioner Holroyd had been served or reversed, in which he (his Honour) had no power, but would consult Mr Commissioner Holroyd, and if he con sented, and all parties consented, he would make the order reducing the amount of hail, the bankrupt himself in £2,000, and one or two sureties in £l,OOO each, POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A WARDER OF THE HOUSE OF DETENTION CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO COMPOUND A MISDEMEANOUR: , Frederick Tipstaff, for 15 years a warder at the House of Detention, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, " for that, well-knowing a misdemeanour to have been committed, and to cause the escape with impunity, of Thomas Howard (the person charged with the misde menour), he did unlawfully endeavour and attempt to compound such misdemeanour." Mr. E. Dillon Lewis (from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough• street) prosecuted, and Mr. May nerd (from the office of Mr. Beard) for the defence. Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, said the prisoner was charged with compounding a misdemeanour, a serious charge against any one, but much more so against a person holding a responsible situation at a prison, like the prisoner, who was a warder at the House of Correction. He should call some witnesses, and he felt little doubt that, after his worship had heard them, he would have no hesitation in committing the prisoner for trial. He might, however, state that a man named Howard was charged at this Court with abduction, and that the prisoner had offered the girl, Minnie Wilson, £5O or £lOO, to keep out of the way. Mr. Lewis then called Minnie Wilson, a good looking, well dressed girl, about 17 years of age, who said—About three in the afternoon of Tuesday list, the prisoner asked me if I knew Mr. Howard. I sail yes. He then said he (prisoner) had been looking for me all the day before to persuade me not to appear against Mr. Howard, who keeps a refreshment house in the Haymarket, stating that it "would blast Mr. Howard's prospects for life." He said he would give me £5O or £lOO if I would go into Hereford, where I believe Howard's relatives reside, and that Howard should marry me. The prisoner did not say what he was, but that he was sent by Howard. I declined the offer. He asked me to go and see Mr. Howard at the House of Detention. I did not consent to go. He then asked me to meet him at nine that night, and that he would give me the money. I was to go to the house in the Haymarket, and he would give me the £5O or £lOO. He met me again in Coventry-street, and asked me not to ap pear against Howard, having a person with him. He said I could have any money I wanted to go to Hereford, and not to appear against him. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You had got a warrant against Howard for abduction? Prosecutrix—Yes, sir. Mr. Maynard having cross-examined the young woman at some length, Sergeant George Appleton, 26 C, said—l know the pri soner as a warder at the House of Detention, and have seen him in the unform of a warder. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the sergeant said.. On Thursday night last I saw the prisoner in Howard's kitchen and took him into custody, but he was only detained there a short time, and subsequently taken on the warrant. lie said that Howard had given him the keys of his box, and told him to take the money in it, and take charge of his affairs. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall remand the prisoner till to-morrow when Howard will be brought up. Mr. Maynard—Will you take moderate bail ? Mr. Tyrwhitt —I view this case, whether the charge is proved against the prisoner or not, as one of the most im portant that could be brought before the Court, as there are so many opportunities for such persons, in the situation of the prisoner, dealing between prisoners and other persons, and the temptation is so great that they ought to be watched. A warder can do almost what he pleases with prisoners, and for one case that is brought forward one hundred pass un noticed and unknown. Ido not wish to prejudge the case, but I must have two bails in £5O each. The prisoner was then remanded, Mr. Lewis asking that notice might be given as to the bail. MA.RE.ETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market to. day were very moderate, but there was a portion of Mon day's unsold produce on the stands. The trade both for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state, yet prices ruled without change from our previous report. The supply of foreign wheat on offer was by no means extensive. Generally speaking the trade was slow, never theless previous quotations were supported. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. The supply of barley on offer was moderately good. All descriptions met a slow sale, at Monday's currency. The malt trade ruled inaotive, at late rates. With oats the market was moderately supplied. Both English and foreign parcels were in:steady consumptive re quest, and the late rdvanee in prices was well supported. Beans and peas ruled firm, at extensive quotations. Flour was in fair average request, at late prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.— 280 ol 4OO — 1060 i 320 Irish.. ..... ... -- , , -- Foreign."... 330 560 5,800 1 50 sks. 2.610 brie. BOROUGH HOP. Scarcely any change has taken place in the value of hops since we last wrote. The demand is by no means active either for English or foreign samples, bnt the trade may be considered steady. WHITECII.APEL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale here, and the trade rules inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 45 64; lamb, 6s 8d to 6s Ed ; veal, 3s 10d to 42 8d ; and pork, 35 2d to 4s 6d per Blbs by the carcase, Liverpool Cotton Market—This Days No change. Sales about 5,000 bales. Importe 12,880. Previously, 39,694. THE HOME SECRETARY has recently, it is under stood, paid a visit incog. to the scene of the disaster at Sheffield. It is proposed to confer the freedom of Dundee on Gen. Garibaldi. Steps are being taken to invite Gen. Garibaldi to Manchester, and a reception committee is in course of for ' 'nation. ALEX. DUMAS is reported to have juct given fivt arts of a play to the Gaite":, called the " Mohicans de Paris." SPORTING NOTES. The only alteration that has taken place in the market for the City and Suburban Handicap since my notes of yes terday is the introduction of Lord Zetland into the betting, and the increased support awarded to Veterinarian. The field will not be so large as last year. The following will likely take part in the race :—Gordian Knot, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Ve terinarian, 3 yrs, sst 71b--Jarnicoton, 4 yrs, Est 131b—Brin disi, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Flying Fish, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Voluptas, 4 yrs, Gst 51b—Lord Burleigh, 5 yrs, Bst 121b—Marigold, 4 yre, 7st 101 b- Merry Hart, 4 yrs, 7st Gib— Stookin2;er, 5 yrs, 7st 2111--Tom Fool, 4 yrs, 7st 121b — King of Utopia, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Juliet, aged, 7st 41b—Sum merside, 4 yrs, Tat 21b—Avondale, 4 yrs, 7st—Columbia, 4 yrs, Gst 716—Lord Zetland, 3 yrs, Gst 31b—Effie (the PhQmy filly), 3 yrs, sst 121b—Sir Roger, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Count Cavour, 4 yrs, Gst 41b—Mail Train, 3 yrs, sst 1 lib—St. Alex s, 5 yrs, Sat 21b—Saccharometer, 4 yrs, Sat 71b— Weatherspy, 4 yrs, bat 31b. Gordian Knot and Veterinarian are very steady in the market, and no doubt will remain so up to the start. Both of them have won their trials, and it will take a clipper to dispose of either. As public form is always the best guide, I must give the preference to Mr. Jackson's horse. Jarnicoton does not seem so steady in the market. He certainly has the best of the weights of almost every other horse ; and remembering how close he ran Lord Clifden ever the same course last year he ought not to be despised. Brindisi has been backed for large sums both to win and a place. Lord Zetland Ido not think can give the weight he is called upon to do to such horses as Veterinarian and Gordian Knot,but nevertheless he is bound to be near the winner. So much doubt surrounds what will represent the Woodyeates stable, that it is impossible to arrive at a stvisfactory conclusion about either Voluptas, Joco, or Aunt Judy, but I think the former most worthy of support. Merry Hart will likely be the stable representative, instead of Marigold; but the latter is cer tainly the best at the weights. Surimereide, I anticipate, I will be reserved for the Newmarket Handicap. Tom Fool I referred to yesterday. When the numbers go up, the judge will place them in nearly the following order : VETERINARIAN BRINDISI GORDIAN KNOT.. LORD ZETLAND The Metropolitan Handicap I shall refer to at length to morrow; but my present impression is that Ring Charming will not be far away from the winner. Welcome will re main in his stable, A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7to 2 agst Veternarian (taken and offered) 100 to 15 agst Gordian Knot (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken) 15 to 1 agst Brindisi (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jarnicoton (offered) 20 to 1 agst Flying Fish (offered) 20 to 1 agst Merry Hart (off.—take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 agat Exchequer (oft.—take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Lord Burleigh (offered) 33 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken) 100 to 1 agat Vivid (offered) 100 to 1 agat Mail Train (offered) TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Fille de i'Air (offered) 100 to 8 agst Cambuscan (offered—take 100 to 7) 1000 to 35 agst Master Richard (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, THIRSK SPRING MEETING..-TUESDAY. The Sowerby Plate (Handicap) of 20 soya ; winners extra. T.Y.C. Major Stapylton's Madeline filly, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (E. Harrison) 1 Mr Clayton's Brother Sam, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Doyle) 2 Mr Hodgman's Operator, 3 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Dixon) 3 Mr W. l'Anson's Little Hannah filly, 3 yrs, 7st 6lb (inc. 31b ex.) (Lawson) 4 - The following also ran :—Stirrup Cup, Ranter, Henry James, Wharfinger, Stiff, Berberry, Sharpshooter's filly, and Sir Watkin. Betting-6 to 4 agst the Madeline filly, 4to 1 agst Sir Watkin, 6 to 1 agst Brother Sam, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths; a length between second and third, The Mowbray Stakes of 5 soya each, p.p, with 50 added, for two-yr• olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 41b ; second to save his stake ; winners extra, T,Y.C, Mr M'Kenzie's The Oppressor, Bst 71b - (Doyle) 1 Mr Osborue's Brown Bread, Bst 71b . . (Whiteley) 2 Mr Warter's The Leader, Bst 71b (Worthington) 3 Mr Winteringham's Sweet Jessie, Bst 4lb .... (Metcalf) 4 The following also ran :—Leprosy filly, Terror, Cata logue, Club Queen, Tabitha Bramble, and Strong Beer. Betting-2 to 1 agst Club Queen, 6to 2 agst Brown Bread, 7 to 2 agst The Leader, 5 to 1 agst The Oppressor, 12 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; same between second and third. The Hunt Cup, value, 100 sovs, for half-bred horses only; five-yr-olds, llst 71b ; six and aged, 12st 41b ; gentle men riders; winners extra. About two miles and a half. Sir (3r. Strickland's Adonis, 6 yrs, 12st 41b r. Boynton) 1 Mr J. Holliday's Van dal, a g ed, 12 st 41 b ...... (Owner) 2 Mr Scott's Fly-by - Nigh t, a g ed, 12 st 41 b (Mr Watkinson) 3 The following ale ) ran :— Benedict, Emp eror, Chance, Castor Witch dam,Vivamnadriee,rep, Peter, and Blue Belle. (M en Friar Tuck, Dr Bowe, Betting-5 to 4 agst Vandal, 4to 1 ast Fly-by-Night, 5 to 1 each agst Benedict, Friar Tuck, and Kathleen. Won by a head; a length between second and third. The Match was made into a sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, and was won by Gipsy (Mr Malvard); Tickle (Owner), second; Dark Lady (Owner), third. The Members' Plate of 3 sovs each, with 25 added; ; five, Oct 101 b ; six and allowances. About one taged , hree y i r o .. s o t l ; d s s , I s i t n ; g f o a u n r d , 9 o s t t lbhler mile. Good Advice, 3 yrs, Est . ................. (Crawahaw) 1 Alexandra, 3 yrs, 6st .. Garotter, 3 yrs ' Est (Allison) 3 (Camden) 4 Brother Sam, 4 yrs 3 yrs, 6, 7st 41b at (Doyle) 5 Lioness filly, 3 yrs. Est (Carroll) 6 R er 0 0 5 n e 5 0 t f ad A t, " 6 i1 y d r a 5 ie . ' ................................... Betting-2 to 1 agst Good Advice--5 to 2 agst Cronstadt 3 to 1 agst Alexandra. Won cleverly. The winner wag; bought by xir Masterrman for 72 guineas. The Ilarnbleton Plate (Hanclicap) of 100 soya for three-yr• olds and upwards; winners extra. One mile. 101 b Mr Redhead's My Moll 5 yrs, 7st 10 y 1 r b s; . 7 . ;t (C 3 h lb alloner) (Metcalf) 2 (Allison) 3 6 yrs, 7st 121 b .......... Jester, Vanessa, and Lyra. mi‘lrr Colonel ppee co kki, T st to,ws Bernice,ns s i : e .w y'a a t :I i n ew , o 3 h y u r r o c , h s , s t 4 (Harrison) 4 to 1 agst Newchurch, 8 The following also ran ;—Lady Louisa, National Guard, Madeline Won by two lengths; four lengths between second and Baldesetgltiinsntegi7caodlEty; eLno Louisa, nis Bonnyam,y I‘, Bell, 1 ary, ~ third ; a bad fourth. 'great interest to the d ay's STEEPLECHASES AT VINCENNEs. —The weather Y. and the attend and the running for the a fl e ri ?o d v a v y er of the meeting. The attend ance c e yesterday sraalle r ( t S h u a n n (Sunday) ) thesv Tr:l:Moa e s however,l-lt business, and gave rise to considerable betting. The Emperor and Empress arrived early in an open carriage, attended by Colonel Reille, with whom his Majesty afterwards walked was ie more inlp s a e r l t e e c ci t about the enclosure. Prince Murat and General Fleury also joined the imperial party in the Emperor's pavilion. The Prix de la Ferrae, which wt.s the first event on the card, was carried off, as was expected, by one of MM, Forcinal's celetrated half-brads, as much as 4 to 1 being laid in their favour, and 2 to 1 on their coming in first and second. Those two horses, with their stable companion, Witch. have, however, been purchased within the last row days by Viscount Aguado, in whose name and colours they ran yesterday. The winner was Young Mastrillo, who thus repeated his victory of Monday last. The great event which followed brought out a field of ten, including nearly every steeplechase celebrity in France, with several horses of merit from England. The latter appeared to be slightly avoured by the handicapper, they being all among the light weights. Auricula, which won the two great events at the same meeting and over the same course in autumn last, was favourite, 3to 2 being with difficulty obtained. The heavy weight which he carried as a penalty for his previous suc cesses, and the pace at which the race was run, however, told on him, and he was beaten at the last mile by an Eng lish horse—Pineapple—to which ho gave 201bs, The winner had not run before in France, and his being unknown may perhaps account for the advantageous place which he occu pied in the handicapping, and the long odds laid against him. He was the winner of the great steeplechase handicap at Lincoln, in spring last, and afterwards ran second to Emblem at Cheltenham. The present race was ono of the best contented steeplechases ever witnessed ; a good portion of the horses ran together well to the finish, and at the win ning post a couple of lengths only separated the leading four, After a course of between four and five miles with about 40 jumps. The officers' race, with which the business of the race terminated, was a hollow affair, Valentino running alone from first to last..—Gaign ani. ADELA CATHCART. By George Mae Donald, M.A., Author of " David Elginbrod," &c. Three vols. —Many men, many minds, may be truly applied to novel-readers. Some require sensational tales, some require comic reading, some require instruction combined with amusement, and all require entertainment, light and pleasant reading, with uffieient of interest in the plot to keep their attention from flagging. It would not be going too far to say that all these requisites are comprised in Mr. Mao Donald's excellent book,—Observer, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day. The SPEAKER Cook the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Colonel Strong took the oaths and his seat for the county of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Maxwell Close. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Caledonian Railway (Bredisholm and Tennochside Branch), and North Eastern Railway (Micklefield Branch) bills were read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Mr. FOSTER moved that the order for the second read ing of the Metropolitan Districts Railway (No. 2) be read and discharged; that the bill be referred to the examiners of petitioners for private bills, and that the examiners have leave to sit and proceed forthwith. The motion was agreed to. COPYItIGHT BILL. Oa the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BLACK said ho begged leave to withdraw the bill in order that he might substitute another better calculated to effect the object he had in view. The bill was then by leave withdrawn, and The Hox. MEMBER then brought in a bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to copyright, which was lead a first time. THE BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBURG. Mr. DILL WYN gave notice that to-morrow he would ask her Majesty's Government whether they had received any reliable information as to the bombardment of Sonder burg by the Prussians, without previous intimation to the inhabitants, and whether the Government had by repre sentation to the Prussian Government urged upon them the necessity of carrying on war in accordance with the usages of civilised nations. CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS (RE-COM- MITTEE, BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved that the words " per son or persons" be left out of the clause. The object of the amendment was to confine the opera tions of the bill to corporations and public bodies. Mr. M. GIBSON said he should vote for the retention of the words. He thought it would be unwise to exclude licensed or private persons from testing materials under this bill, as there would be an officer appointed by the Board of Trade to inspect the machinery, in order to ascertain that anchors and chains were subjected to the required tests. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Laird, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Bentinck took part, the amendment was negatived and the clause was ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 2, an amendment was moved to strike out the word " resident." Mr. AYRTON asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, as the Government intended to appoint a person to act as inspector of testing machinery, they would become responsible for the damage done in the event of the testor passing defective materials ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the bill was not a Government measure, and the only desire he had was to make it as efficient as possible. To guard against the event pointed out by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, a clause had been introduced into the bill retaining all the respon sibilities that now attached to manufacturers of chains and anchors. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL remarked that no re sponsibility attached to the Government under the clause. Clause 10 expressly stated that all the responsibilities at present in force against manufacturers was to remain in force as if the present bill had not been passed. Mr. LAIRD supported the amendment, when, Atter a short discussion, it was agreed to. Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved an amendment in clause 8 to the effect that the operations of the bill be confined to seagoing and coasting vessels. Mr. M. GIBSON approved of the amendment, which, after a short discussion, was agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] Lifeboats and the Royal Family. The Rev, E. Hewlett, of St. Paul's, Manchester, and R. Whitworth, Esq., have collected nearly the cost of four lifeboats, which are to be placed under the management of the National Lifeboat Institu tion. An application was made by Mr. Hewlett to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales that one of the lifeboats which was to be sent to Berwick-on- Tweed, might be named after the infant Prince, the " Albert Victor." To that application the fol lowing gratifying reply has been received : " Sandringham, King's Lynn, April 2, 1864. " SIR,--I am directed by the Prince of \Vales to inform you that his Royal Highness is much grati fied by the proposal of the South Manchester branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution that their new boat should be associated in name with the infant prince, and that be wishes her all suc cess.—l have, &c., HERBERT FISHER. Rev. E. Hewlett. With the special permission of the late Prince Consort, the Padstow lifeboat of the institution was named the Albert Edward, after the Prince of Wales, who is also the Duke of Cornwall. By a singular and happy coincidence, that lifeboat was the means of Basing four poor creatures from an inevitable death on the very day that the Prince attained his majority. DEATH OF MR. T. P. COOKE.—The public will learn with regret that this gentleman, one of the last representatives of the old school of British actors, expired at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at hie residence 37, Thurlee square. Mr. T. P. Cooke was born in Marylebone on the 23d April, 1786 ; was educated at the Sch69l of the Marine Society ; and, subsequently entering the navy, served under Nelson at the bombardment of Copenhagen, for which he received a medal. His first appearance on the stag) took place at the Royalty Theatre, in January, 1801. ana for many years he was recognised as the best theatrical type of the British seaman. His private life was blameless, and he took a warm interest in every undertaking for the benefit of the profession to which he belonged. Only a few months ago his wife died—the shock was too great for him, and it may be said he never recovered the blow. Dying at the great age of 78 years, he will be greatly lamented by all who knew him as a private friend, and there are few old play goers who will read the tidings of his death without emotion. GARIBALDI'S SWELL GUIDE.—The following ob servations on the reception proper to be given to Garibaldi, when he comes to London, were delivered by the Honourable Mr. Gandaw in the smoking-room of the I'e Plus Ultra :—" Haw. Well, now that the fellah Gahwi baldi's coming heeaw we weally ought to give the fellah a weception in some way, faw afta all the fellah's a fine I fellah in his way; a sawt of hewo. What A'm afwaid of is, that the fellah 'll fall into the hands of the snobs. Of cawse he must go and be glawwified by the Aldamen, and be feasted by the Laud Maya, and pwesented with the fweedom of the City, and all that sawt of thing ; but A do awnestly hopo that he has some judicious fwend to keep him from fwattanising with the wawking men, and the people; because if he does that fellah will wends it impos siblafaw fellahs to wecognise the fellah. The wight sawt of thing would be a dinna at the Wag and Famish and the principal quack clubs with the of6.3aws of the quack wegi meats ; to show himself at the Opwa and in Wotton Woe ; but not much in the stweets, in fact, scassly eva to the people, except, at the Dawby. Then, there might be h a diana aw two at the Twafalga, and pawhaps at the Stah and Gahtah. He should be advised to wide, mostly, instead of walking, and not to encourage crowds wound his haute in demonstwaitive upwaw ; and A should like to pwesent him, by way of testimonial, with an eyeglass faw him to inspect the people thwough. When he goes to dine at the Mansion House A would have him go by wawta down the wive, to avoid the bwutes. He should be woed down by a picked quoo of all the quack woers, and if A could woe myself, A shouldn't mind making one of them. If he dines with us, A should say, let all political subjects be most cahfully avoided, and let the convasation be westwicted as closely as possible to gastwonomy, hauces, and the faiaw sex: Punch. REPRESENTATION OF OXFORD.—OXFORD, Tues day Afternoon.— The writ for the election of a member of Parliament in the room of the Right Hon. Edw. Cardwell, who has been promoted to the Secretaryship for the Colo nies, having arrived this morning, the mayor has fixed Saturday next for the nomination of candidates. An anony mous handbill, calling on the electors to refrain from pro mising their votes, as a gentleman of sterling independenee would be brought against Mr Cardwell, has been extensively circulated ; but from what we can learn it is not a genuine document, and there appears no likelihood of opposition to the right hon. gentleman's re-election, The first meeting of Mr Cardwell's supporters was held last evening in the assembly room of the Clarendon Hotel. It was numerously and influentially attended. The result of the canvass, as far as it has proceeded, was represented as highly satisfac tory, and it was unanimously resolved to meet the right hon. gentleman in a body on Saturday morning next, to accompany him to the hustings. RBPRESENTATION OF EAST KENT.—lit the hope of an early dissolution, the heads of the Conservative party met last week, and we are informed selected Mr M. Bell, of Bourne Park, as their future candidate. THE LATE FIGHT BETWEEN KING AND HEENAN. —The quarter sessions for Sussex took place yesterday, at tne Shire•hall, Lewes, and the greatest interest was mani fested to hear the trial of Tom King and Heenan and others who took part in the fight between those pugilists on the morning of Dec. 10, near Wadhurst. All the prisoners, except Travers and Mace, pleaded guilty. Travers and Mace were ar rai g ned afterwards, when Mr Roupell said the only offence they had committed was being spectators at the fight. The prosecution offering no evidence, the pri soners were acquitted. King, Heenan, Tom Sayers, and Jack Macdonald were then bound over in their recognisances of £lOO each to keep the peace, Shaksperean Tercentenary Celebration at Stratford-on-Avon. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —It is with sincere regret that the Stratford-on-Avon Tercentenary Festival Committee are compelled to announce to the public that Mr Fechter has broken faith with them by declining to put the play of Hamlet upon the stage on the 27th instant, and to take the part of Hamlet. At this late period it is totally impracticable for the Com mittee to place any tragedy upon the stage, as forming part of the Tercentenary Celebration, which they much deplore both on account of the public and the occasion. The Committee, however, deem it right that the pubPo should be made acquainted with the circumstances attend • ing Mr Fechter's breach of his engagement, entered into with the Committee in December last. The announcement in the preliminary programme was drawn up by Mr. Fechter himself, and most extensive pro • parations made, and the stage enlarged under his directionQ, expressly to allow of the scenic effects which he required; and up to the day of his unfortunate accident he was in most friendly communisation with the Committee. _ _ Judge then of the consternation and surprise of the Com mittee, when, on the 26th March last, they received the letter from Mr Barnett (No. 1), dated the 23d and posted at Ventnor in the Isle of Wight, on the 24th. The vice chairman, Mr Flower, wrote at once in reply the letter (No. 2). On Monday morning (the 28th) a paragraph appeared in one paper only, the Star, stating the withdrawal of Mr. Fechter from Stratford, whereupon a meeting of the Com mittee was held, and the resolution (No. 3) was passed and forwarded to Mr. Fechter, through Mr. Barnett. This has produced no alteration in his determination, and now, at the eleventh hour, we are placed in our present difficulty, without any fault of our own; and are driven to the necessity of offering to those who have already taken tickets for the performance of Hamlet, a return of their money or an exchange of tickets for other entertainments. —I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, HENRY KINGSLEY, M.D. Hon. Sec., of the Stratford-on-Avon Tercentenary Committee. Committee Room, Town Hall, Stratford-on-Avon, April 4, 1864. [No. I.] March 23, Mt • To the Tercentenary Committee, Stratford-upon-Avon. GENTLEMEN,—Mr. Fechter, prevented by his accident from writing himself, requests me to inform you of the pain ful necessity your late resolution has placed him under, namely, declining the honour of appearing at the Stratford Celebration. The said resolution giving the force of truth to the false and injurious statement spread about by one of your mem bers, and published by unfriendly papers, viz. that Mr. Fechter, by " under-current and trickery ways," forced on the choice of his " Hamlet." Mr. Fechter would have felt proud to serve in his humble way to the celebration of the Immortal Master, but he can not afford to lose his reputation as loyal artist and honest man, through thoughtless resolutions or personal vanities over which he cannot, nor will not, have any control. I am desired by Mr. Fechter to add that the scenery is at the disposal of the Committee, he having no wish to pre vent the carrying out certain proposals so honourably made by the already mentioned member still sitting in your com mittee, and simply retires, forced to such decision by yoar own will and resolution.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, _ H. BIENETT. [No. 2.] The Hill, Stratford-on-Avon, March 26, 1864. DEAR Siu,—A letter received from you this morning, dated the 23d inst., addressed to the Committee, and opened by me as vice-chairman, is meet incomprehensible to me. Should Mr. Fechter break his engagement after his re■ peated pledges to the Committee, he would be doing us a wrong which, at this late hour, would be irreparable, to say nothing of the still greater wrong Mr. Fechter would do to himself. Your letter has not been shown to the Committee, but to a few members of it privately, for I cannot imagine that Mr. Fechter, after having in so straightforward a manner acceded to the request of the Commit tee, will really break faith with them at the eleventh hour; now that they have pledged themselves to the public, and have, with great exertions, made their difficult and expensive arrangements to suit his views, and many of them under his own directions; besides which we have in the country sold largely of tickets, with a prospect of speedily selling the whole. It is my opinion that the Committee cannot accept Mr. Fechter's resignation, or in any way be a party to such a breach of faith with the public, the consequences of which must rest with him alone. Mr. Fechter's engagement with us is not, and cannot be affected by gossip and "unfriendly papers," and there is not the slightest foundation for saying that the Committee have by resolution, or in any other way, given any sanction to the false reports to which you allude ; in fact, we are quite at a loss to know to what resolution you refer, or who are the members of the Committee meant in your letter. Do lay this letter before Mr. Fechter at once, and let me have a reply by return of post, as I hope that, upon reconsidera tion, he will prevent the matter going before the Com mittee.—Yours truly, (Signed) E. F. FLOWER. H. Barnett, Esq. [No. 3.] That the reasons assigned by Mr. Barnett for the with drawal of Mr. Fechter from the part of " Hamlet," are wholly unintelligible to this Committee, who have hitherto worked with cordiality• and in harmony with him. The Committee, who cannot be parties to any breach of faith with the public, are still prepared to co-operate with Mr. Fechter in the same spirit, and under these circumstances they trust that Mr. Barnett's letter may be withdrawn, and Mr. Fechter's engagement for she performance of Hamlet fulfilled. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS. (From the .Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The total number of deaths registered in the week that ended last Saturday was 1,679. The average number for the 13th week in ten years, 1854-63, is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,547. The actual result is therefore in excess of the estimated number by 132. The deaths of young persons—viz., those under 20 years of age—were numerous. They rose to 813. which is higher than the number returned in any week, with only one ex ception, during the present year. The deaths from pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs, rose to 122, which is more than they had been in any of the eight previous weeks, while the corrected ave rage is 107. Phthisis was fatal in many cases ; 214 deaths were referred to it, and 215 to bronchitis, the averages for these two diseases being respectively 174 and 162. Seventy nine children died of whooping-cough, all of them under 10 yors, and a great majority under two years of ago. No l ee s than six deaths from whooping-cough were in Lime house. Out of 55 deaths from measles, five occurred in the east sub-diefrict of Islington. Five fatal accidents on the streets by waggons, cabriolets, or rather carriage, were recorded in the week. A child died from having swallowed a halfpenny a year previously ; it caused eztteritis and marasmus. A woman, aged 40 yearn, died in the workhouse, West minster, on the 18th ult., from " destitution and low fever." The widow of a bricklayer, died on the 25th ult., at 4, Acorn-street, St. Botolph, from " dropsy, accelerated by want of proper nourishment." Last week the births of 1,072 boys and I,oBllgirls, in all 2,153 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 185463 the average number (corrected) was 2,161. - - - - At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.439 in. The reading fell to 28b93in. on Monday, and rose to 29.8.5 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 41.0 deg., which is 2.2 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr, Glaisher). The lowest night temperature was 28.9 deg. on Sunday. The highest day temperature was 54 . 4 deg. on Saturday. The range in the week was therefore 25 . 5 deg. The mean daily range was 17 . 0 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 7.6 deg. The mean degree of humidity of humidity of the air was 75, complete saturationbeing represented by 100. The directions of the wind were south-west and north-west. The whole amount of rain was 0 , 12 in., which fell on three days. There were occasional hail showers, and thick snow fell early on the morning of Wednesday. The mean of the highest tempera tures of the water of the Thames was 44'5 deg. ; that of the lowest 42 . 3 deg. SIR ROWLAND HTLL.—The following memoria was presented to Lord Palmerston on Monday last —" To the Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston, eke., ke. We, the undersigned, merchants and shipowners, under writers, and insurance brokers, subscribers to Ll3yd's, re spectfully bag leave to represent to your lordship our grateful sense of the special public services of Sir Rowland Hill, late Secretary of her Majesty's Post Office, and which we humbly consider justly entitle him to a large and exceptional public reward. In the social and com mercial benefits derived from the admirable Post-office improvements, inaugurated and successfully carried out I through the invention and labours of Sir Rowland Hill, we have all largely participated, and we cannot value life pensions to Sir Rowland Hill and Lady Hill, at their advanced ages, as a suffi c i en t compensation for such extra ordinary public benefits. We therefore respectfully beg to express to your lordship our humble hope that her Ma jasty's Government will ad vise a parliamentary grant of a definite sum of public mon e y as a part recognition of the valuable public services of Sir Rowland Hill. We have the honour to be, &a." SHOCKING SUICIDE OF A WOMAN.— An inquiry was held on Monday at the Green-gate Tavern, City-road, by Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, respect ing the suicide o f Mrs. Harriet Hughes, aged 32 years. Robert Hughes, 28, Great Arthur-street, said that deceased was his step-daughter. She was married, b u t was li v ing with a hatter, named Willoughby, at 14, Crown-court, Old et. going S o me few days since Willoughby left her, and said he Old street. was to be married. On his t e lli ng h er this she s was almost mad. On Saturday morning witness went to see her, and upon entering the room he found her lying dead upon the floor. Her lips were black and charred from the action of poison, and a broken phial and mug lay beside her hand. It was proved that deceased had swallowed the poison on the previous evening, immediately after she had had an interview with Willoughby. Dr. Crofts said that the stomach and intestines were shockingly injured by the action of oxalic acid, of which she had taken a large quan tity. Verdict—Suicide while of unsound mind, SECOND► EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. GREECE. MESSINA, March 4.—Advices from Corfu men• tion the publication of the first number of a very revolutionary journal. The people attacked the house of the English Director of the College. Fresh disturbances were anticipated. King George was expected in the island to open the lonien Chambers. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 2. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR.. LIAMENT. County of Armagh—Jame; Matthew Stronge, jun., Esq., of Tynan Abbey, in the county of Armagh, in the room of Maxwell Charles Close, Esq , who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. `VAR,-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 5. 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards— Captain Cotertenay 'William Bruce to be Major, by purchase, vice Th omas Bott, who retires — Lieutenant John Fryer to be Capt a i n , by purchase, Nice Bruce — Cornet Cecil Edward Marty rs Lieutenant, by Gant., t bypurcha o bse,e ne vciocret,by purchase, Fryer—Sydney p ase, to be Lill D e u vet vice Martyn. 13th Hussars—Lieutenant George Croft Huddleston to be Captain, by purchase, vice Francis James Ring, W h o retires—Cornet Joseph Bonham Clay to be Lieutenant, by purchase, v ice Huddleston. 3d Regiment of Foot—Captain Charles Edgar Gibson, from, 49th Foot, to be Captain, vice Huyshe, who exchanges. 6th Foot—Captain Spencer Field, from 9th Foot, to be Captain, vice Stillman, who exchanges. 7th Foot—Ensign Henry Francis Keane Penrose to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Francis Johnston Murray, Murray, who retires—Ensign Hugh Massy.Barton, from the 67th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Penrose. 9th Foot—Captain James Stillman, from 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice Field, who exchanges—Cyril Rippingall Jackson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Samuel Goodman, who retires. 24th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Thomas Ross, from half-pay, late Particular Service, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice the Honourable Daniel Greville Finch, who retires upon temporary half-pay. 25th Foot—Captain Theodore Gordon, from 92d Foot, to be Captain, vice St. Leger, who exchanges—Duncan Wm. Cork, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hensy Hartley Prior, transferred to 100th Foot. 32d Foot—The names of the Gentleman Cadet appointed to an Ensigncy, in the Gazette of 22d March, 1864, are Matthew William Lister and not Mathew William Lyster, as then stated. _ _ _ 47th Foot—Ensign John Larpent Utterton to be Lieute • nant, by purchase, vice Richard Parker Hawkes, who retires—Edward Montagu Manning, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Utterton. 49th Foot—Captain Alfred George Huyshe, from 3d Foot, to be Captain, vioe Gibson, who exchanges. 60th Foot—Gentlemen Cadet the Hon. Augustus William Charles Ellis, from the Royal Military - College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gerald Henry Talbot, who retires. 61st Foot—Lieutenant Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart, from the 92d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dash.. wood, who exchanges. 67th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hugh Massy Barton, from. the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice 'William Mascall Kenrick, promoted—Philip Quirk, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hugh Massy Barton, transferred to the 7th Foot. 78th Foot—Lieutenant Andrew Murray to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Thomes Owen Silvester Davies, promoted—Quartermaster Charles Skrine to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, Joseph 'Webster, who retires upon half-pay. filth Foot—Captain John Penton to be Major, by pur chase, vice Cornelius Charles Rolleston, who retiree— Lieutenant Henry Latham Brownrigg to be Captain, by purchase, vice Penton—Ensign Norcliffa Gilpin, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brownrigg—Charles Lionel Maitland Kirwan, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Gilpin. 91st Foot—Lieutenant Hubert Plunkett Burke to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice John Charles Sweny, who re tires—Ensign William Darling Caudwell to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Burke—Charles James Thorburn, Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cand- well. 92d Foot—Captain Henry Hungerford St. Leger, from the 25th Foot, to be Captain, vice Gordon, who exchanges— Lieutenant Charles Francis Dashwood, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stewart, who exchanges. 98th Foot—Ensign Edward Haughton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice W. Henry Simmonds, who retires— Gentleman Cadet Alexander Harley Hyslop, from the Royal Military College, to be Easige, by purchase, vies Haughton. 99th Foot—Ensign Anthony Charles Montague Jellicoe to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Henry Kinahan, deceased—Gentleman Cadet Charles Robert Gibson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Jellicoe. 100th Foot—Lieutenant John Worthy Chaplin to be Cap.. tain, by purchase, vice John Lee, who retires—Ensign Walter Hudson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chaplin—Ensign Henry Hartley Prior, frog the 25th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hudson, 105th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hugh De la Motto Hervey, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Henry Eastfield Wilkinson, deceased—Rile Brigade., Ensign Leopold Victor Swaine to be Adjutant, in suc cession to Lieutenant George Roberts Moseley, appointed Paymaster. 4th West India Regiment—Thomas A.ked, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice William Cairnes, promoted. PURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT. —Purveyor's Clerk Arthur Bull to be Deputy-Purveyor, vice George Washington Warwick, resigned. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel John Hinde, C. 8., Bth Foot, having completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel, under the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858, to be Colonel. Paymaster (with the honorary rank of Major) Joseph Webster, retired on half-pay, late 78th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Paymaster William Causabon Freud, 51st Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 5. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Michael Quin has been, ap pointed to receive a pension of £l5O a-year, as provided by her Majesty's Order in Council of 25th June, 1851, vacant by the death of Admiral Sir Edward Tucker, G.C.8., and the name of Vice-Admiral Quin has been removed to the Reserved Half-pay List accordingly. In consequence of that removal the following promotions, dated the 28th ult., have been made : Rear-Admirals Brunswick Popham, Thomas Ogle, George Evans, and John Hackett, on the Reserved List, to be Vice Admirals on the same List. Rear-Admiral of the Red Frederick Bullock to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Edward Belcher, Rut., C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Henry Seymour, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain Arthur Forbes to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Rear-Admiral John Parker to be Retired Vice. Admiral, in pursuance of the Order in Council of 7th May, 1858. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : William Henry Swift, publican, City-road John Alexander, labourer, Lower Kenington-lane Isaac Brooks, licensed victualler, Old Gravel-lauel Alfred Silvester, photographic artist, New Bond-street John Hale. builder, Carlton-street, Kentish-town Samuel Rogers, grocer, King-street, Plymouth Isaac Charlton, provision dealer, Liverpool Thomas Baylis, grocer, Stafford Course of the Exchange...-Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 19 Antwerp .. 25 45 Brussels — 25 45 Hamburgh — 13 71 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1191 Vienna 11_ _9O 11 161 11 19} 11 19} 25 50 2-5 50 13 7i 2,5 25 25 57i 25 571 119} 12 0 12 0 Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 62i (25 67i Milan ......... — 25 62 i 25 67i Genoa ,— 25 62i .....,5 67 i Naples . Palermo ..- 25 65 25 700 25 65 25 Messina Lisbon .............. 52 62 Oporto..•• • ........ —52 i Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUB. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. April 18. via Marseilles ... April 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. May 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 18. F . via Marseilles April 12. _ __ _ Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. .... April 11. India (Calcutta), a nd Ceylon, via Southampton.. April 13. via Marseilles.... April 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton April 11. via Marseilles April 5. Portuga1.... r il 11. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Ap ril 5. via Marseilles April .. April 13. 1 Newfoundland - - ---- - Oporto and Vigo ..••••••••••••... U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... April 13. by U.S. packet ... • by Canadian Packet. April S. CANADIAN STATISTICS.--Tha Government of Canada, following the example of the mother counrmix, try, has begun the publication of an annual series of " celBl6l4an,eisonstsastteadtitsoticbse."2,T7sh3e,o79ti. The population at the last tnate d po pulation in January, census was 8.40 to the square mile. The ratio of annual increase is stated at 4 . 34 per cent. in Upper Canada and 2.50 in Lower Canada. The public expenditure in 1863 was 3.86 dollars per head, and the funded debt 2169 dollars. The imports amounted to 16 - 51 dollars me head, and tha duty enacted 1 .85 dollars per head. The exports were 15 dollars per head• HAMPSTEAD HEATH. — To morrow, in the House Lords, a bill is to be read a second time to amend the Set tled Estates Act, under which, if passed, a portion of Hampstead Heath may be enclosed.